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AKHKVILLK, N. 13 THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 17, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
"OLD GLORY" NOW FLIES Af EUROPEAN WATERS
SOUTHERN IMPROVEMENTS TO STMT SOON
SENATE DEVOTES
DAYTO CRITICISM
OF WARM
E
Scores Executive Branch of
a SM 1
wvernmeni uenina
Closed Doors.
NATIONAL DEFENSE
COUNCIL IS SCORED
Declared That Council Has
Usurped Authority
President Criticised.
WAHHIN'OTOV. May II. In be
ginning consideration today of the
13. 390.000. 000 war budget, the senate
fli'voted Hit' enure session to sweeping-
criticism of the executive branch
ot the government. Seldom lis the
enate chamber seen tho scene of
uch vehement attacks continued for
live hours behind closed doors, and re
newed after the doors were opened.
No progress was made on the bill,
but with the outburst of Indignation
out of the way, senate leaders thought
passage of tho huge war appropria
tion measure would not bo long de
layed.
AMERICAN TORPEDO BOAT
DESTROYERS ARE NOW ON
DUTY IN EUROPEAN WATERS
Squadron of U. S. Warships Reaches
Queenstown, "Ready for Business" and
Immediately Puis to Sea on PaUoi Duty
Against the Submarines.
PARTICIPATION OP
UNITED STATES IN
Wilson Criticised.
The Council of National Defense, i ticer and Wesley Frost
composed ot cabinet officers, its civil
ian advisory commission mid tho gov
ernment shipping board, were special
targets of senatorial wrath, and Presi
dent Wilson himself was sharply criti
cised. The council was charged with
usurpation of authority and with un
lawfully delegating power to the ad
visory board.
The shipping board wni .stalled
for alleged interference with private
shipbuilders and for Insisting upon its
wooden ship program. The president
was attacked for alleged lack of co
rporation and consultation wltb con
gress. The upshot of the entire discussion
was adoption of Senator Sterling's
amendment setting forth that the
powers of the Counoll of National De
fense shall not be considered enlarged
because of war conditions. A section
of the bill appropriating 1309,009 for
the defense council was the bisls for
the debate.
Democratic Leader Mar.'.n conrent
ed to an executive sessl in, suggested
by Senator Weeks, became tha whole
bill involved discussion of confidential
military questions. Five hour after
ward the doors were opened, because i
i- iu!:can senator?, including Ixdge. j
Norrls and BranJegee, suggested It I
was not proper that such .titementa,
as had been heard, should fle made
without cognizance of the public and
without opportunity for those attack
ed to offer defense.
Democrats Start It.
Democratic senators. It was said af
terward, began the discussion by criti
cising certain acta of the advisory
board. Senator Reed was said to
have been particularly vehement.
Senator Lewis, of Illinois, vigorously
condemned .certain activities of the
board, especially regarding the letting
of government contracts, and offerei
an amendment to the law creating
the defense council to provide that
hereafter men shall be appointed to
the advisory board subject to the sen
ate's confirmation.
Home senators said President Wil
son was not being kept properly in
formed regarding supply purchasing.
Others declared that the president
and the cabinet had without warrant
Of law, conferred some 6f their pow
ers upon the advisory commission,
QUEENSTOWN. May II. A squad
ron of American torpedo bout de
stroyers hus safely crossed tho At
luntlc and Is putrolling the seas in war
service.
The American navy's actual entry
Into the war lone has already been
productive of a brush between a de
stroyer and a (iurinuii underwater
boat, according to an announcement
by tho British admtrulty, but the re
sult of it has not been made public.
The destroyer squadron arrived In
Queenstown after an uneventful voy
uge across the Atlantic, but almost
Immediately after a formal exchange
or greetings with the Itrltlsh mivul
officers put to sea again for the hurd
work It has before it.
Crowd dicers Dotroyrrs.
A crowd of several hundred per
sons, some of them carrying tiny
American flags, lined the water front
and cheered the destroyers from the
moment they first sighted the flotilla,
until It reached the dock. The crowd
cheered again when a few moments
later the American senior officer came
ashore to greet the British senior of-
the Amerl-
niltted that the American tars looked
prepared.
"Ves." replied the American com
mander, "we made preparations on
the way over. That is why we ure
ready."
Tho equipment on board the de
stroyers was found to he In excellent
condition and nmarkutw- well suited
to the requirement on tills side of
tho ocean. In fact, It was said by tho
British officer, that the only thing
lacking In the equipment of the
American sailors was heavier cloth-
BIG IDEALITY
American Destroyer En
gages in Brush With Ger
man Submarine.
GERMAN ATTACKS ON
ALLIES; REPULSED
British Fall 'Back But by
Brilliant Counter Attacks
Regain Ground.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY WILL
START WORK ON TERMINAL
FACILITIES AT EARLY DATE
Announcement Means That Land Pur
chased at Bilimore Will Soon Be Scene
of Large Activities Will Not Interfere
With Training Camps.
The physical participation of the
can consul, who had come down to
the dock to welcome the flotilla.
Everything was done In a simple,
business-like manner. There was an
entire absence of formality.
The commander of the British
flotilla was waiting on board his ship
and sent wireless greetings to the
American units as soon as they hove
In sight, steaming In a long line Into
the harbor.
After the exchange of short greet
ings and the British commander had
congratulated the American officers
on their safe voyage, he asked:
""WbM will you be ready for busi
ness?" "Tan Start at Once."
"We can start at once," the Ameri
can commander replied promptly.
This response, so characteristically
American, surprised the British com
mander who said he had not expected
the Americans would be ready to be
gin work on this side so soon after a
long voyage. After he had recovered
from his surprise, however, he made
a short tour of the destroyers and ad-
Inc. It annears that the Amerimna United States in the war is a reality
were wearing clothing too light for I American torpedo-bout destroyers,
the varying weather conditions tney well-groomed for the task and their
will encounter In these waters Thl offlce and men enthusiastic In their
lack, however, was quickly provided Que8t re Patrlu eastern At
for. lautic searching for German subiua-
After the formalities had ended and i me8 .wlllf ? , wF?tsht "uch a
tne needs or the men were attended
to, the American ships at once put
out to sea, the men from captains to
ordinary seamen looking in the pink
of condition and apparently enthusi
astic for their task.
"Craft Look Tit."
"They are certainly a fine body of
men, and what's more their craft look
Just fit," said the British commander
ns he watched the destroyers file sea
wn rd.
One of the American destroyers be
gan wnr duty even before reaching
mis sif or me Atlantic. This was
when it picked up and escorted
through the danger zone one of the
largest of the Atlantic liners. This ac
tion so pleased the passengers on
board that they sent a message of
greeting and appreciation to tho com
mander of the destroyer. The mes
sage read:
. "British passengers on board a
simmer bound -for Brttleh-port un
der the protection of an American
torpedo destroyer send their hearty
greetings to her commander and her
officers and crew and desire to ex
press their keen appreciation of this
practical co-operation between the
government and peoples of the United
States and the British empire, who
are now fighting together for the
freedom of the seas."
Many enthusiastic persons managed
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'S
E
UNITED STATES LOANS
TO
Resignation of Three Gen
erals Fails to Weaken Be
lief in Democracy.
WILL FIND WAY OUT.
(Continued on Page Four.)
FOOD LEGISLATION TO BE
, RE-DRAFTED, IS FORECAST
Senate Asks House for Sub
committee to Help Draft
Measure.
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N.
leg!
enfi
May IS) Re-
Islation pending tn
ie views jbZ the ad-
forecast today in
.te agricultural
WASHINGTON
drafting of food le
congress to meet
ministration, was1
the request of the
committee that the house committee
name a sub-committee to assist It in
drawing new bills .
Members of the committees -of both
houses received a clear Idea at a
white house conference last night of
what the Administration wants enact
ed Into law.
The administration program calls
for three measures, one to promote
food production, another providing
regulatory measures . and the third
giving authority to Insure preferential
shipments to food supplies. The first
two bills are pending In the lfouse and
the third was introduced today in
both houses.
The first house bill probably will be
allowed to stand as it Is. but the sec
ond will be changed to give the presi
dent regulatory powers vested in tha
bill tn the agricultural department.
. The second bill also will authorise
creation on an emergency food
agency to operate under direction of
the president It would be headed
by one man, with a staff ot assistants,
' many of them business men workmx
- without pay, and would be authorized
to utilize the service of other govern
ment departments and agencies.
Herbert C Hoover in all likelihood
will be named to head this board. '
WASHINGTON, May IS. Official
confirmation of the withdrawal from
the Russian provisional government
of Foreign Minister Mllukoff, coming
on the heels of the retirement of War
Minister Guchkoff, and three of the
highest army generals, failed to
weaken, the belief here that Russian
democracy would find a way out
Proof of the confidence of the Ameri
can government as well as of its
determination to lend unstinted' aid.
was given -today in the form of a
hundred million dollar loan to Riiaaia.
Inquiries during the day among
both American and allied officials and
diplomats including three officials
who have recentlv been In Russia, re
vealed an almost unanimous opinion
that the storm now beating will not
be fatal, though Its climax probably
nas not Deen reached.
The recent wholesale resignations
or me, more moderate and capable
leaders are interpreted as in a sense
warnings to the more extreme ele
ments who have become intoxicated
with their new found power. General
Brussiloff. especially, a victorious and
popular general Is thought to have
resigned to emphasize the fact that
tne exterior danger must not be for
gotten In the internal confusion.
Neither surprise nor alarm at
what Is going on is expressed by those
who have recently returned from
Russia. They say that such' an im
mense upheaval as the revolution
could not but be followed by a period
of uncertainty and that the present
chaos Is but a groping about to find
a permanent form of government with
a just distribution of authority.
News received in this country i
felt to toe unduly disquieting, because
it all originates from the German
Infested center of Petrograd. Condi
tions In the rest of the country are
believed to be much more whole
some than in the capltol.
The army, according to all reports.
Is extremely anti-peace. The danger
of German domination. It is said, now
is being; impressed on the minds of
the. simple mystic. peasants. .
Expert Buyers Will Be
Placed at Disposal of
New Democracy.
FRIENDSHIP SHOWN.
BAJfKER DIES.
LYNCHBURG, Va. May It James
R. Gilliam, prominent Lynchburg
banker and philanthropist, died here drawn in six monthly instalments of
today folowlng a brief Illness. $7.S0t,000 each.
WASHINGTON. May 18 The
united States today loaned Russia.
1100,000,000. bringing the total
amount loaned to the entente, govern-
U1CU10 up IU OIV,UUU,UUU,
The money was loaned to be .spent
as needed, without stipulation or
understanding further than Russia
stands back of the obligation, will
make it good and will spend the
money in this country under the
supervision of a representative of the
treasury department or a commission
to be named by the American gov
ernment
The latter stipulation was made In
a spirit of co-operation, without In
tending to embarrass' the Russian
government or to curtail Its pur
chasing powers, but with the end In
view that Russia will secure the
maximum result for the money she
Is to spend. To aid in this, the
treasury department will place at her
disposal the services of expert buyers
In this country familiar with Ameri
can markets and with American
values.
In this respect. Russia stands on
an equal footing with other entente
governments to which the United
States is making loans, the only dis
tinction being that in application of
tne program Russia heads the list.
Great Britain, France. Italy and other
beneficiaries of American loans soon
will follow, as plans for mobilizing in
American banks all purchases to be
made here by the allies are rapidly
neanng completion.
Today's loan to Russia, her first
participation in the huge sum which
tne tinned states will lend the allies.
was made, )t was authoritatively
saia, nrst to neip tne Russian gov
ernment obtain supplies which she
needs here and secondarily as an
earnest manifestation to the Russian
people that tne United States places
no credence In rumors that Russia is
contemplating a separate peace with
Germany. No verbal assurances of
American confidence, it was thought,
could give to the Russian government
the conviction that America is ready
to help her which a substantial loan
would give.
A credit of 145,000,000 to Bels-tum
also was established today by Secre
tary McAdoo, the sum to be with
aster to shipping, J Although, the an
nouncement of the participation of
the American boats has just been
made for the first time, with It comes
the report that already one of the
speedy boats has been in action wr.h
an enemy undersea craft, while an
other has safely convoyed through
the war zone to a port of safety ono
of the great liners that ply the At
lantic. The result Of the light be
tween the destroyer and the subma
rine lias not been made known by the
British admiralty.
CkJunler-.-tttAck Made.
Between Gavrelle and the Scarpe
river In France, the German forces
have again made ootidter-atlocks un
positions taken front .them recently
by Field Marshal Haig's men, but
again the British Inflicted heavy cas
ualties on them .. and- held their
ground. At one point, by numerically
superior forces. the -Germans mad
the British teU jMsfcJbtxU returning
to the fray, the British immediately
repulsed i.'ie Germans rand re-captured
their lost terrain. -
Likewise on the Alsne sector held
by the French, the Germans threw
In large effectives in an endeavor to
push back the line. At Beveral places
the French line bent under the im
petus of the forceful offensive, but,
like the British, the Frenchnif n
launched brilliant counter-attacks
which enabled them to re-take tn r
lost ground and inflict heavy losses
on the Germans.
Italian Still Busy.
The Italians are keeping up thel
strong offensive against the Austrians
along the Isonzo front and have sue
ceeded In capturing several vantage
points, including the villages of Zu
gora and Zagomlla and carrying with
great dash two mountain crests. The
Austrians, apparently taken by sur
prise In the commencement of the of
fensive, now are striving with their
artillery and infantry to hold the
Italians In check, but thus far, ac
cording to the Rome war office, they
have met with no success. Prisoners
to the number of 3,376, among them
ninety-eight omcers and guns, ma
chine guns and war . material, have
been captured by the Italians.
Both in Mesopotaimia and in Mace
donta successes for the entente allies
are recorded. In the latter theatre
the British In the Lake Doiran region
have captured 5,000 yards of enemy
trenches to a depth of TOO yards and
In tlie Struma river sector another
front of trenches of 3,000 yards.
Again the weekly statement of Brit
tContlnued on Page Two.)
LLOYD GEORGE PUNS TO
SETTLE
Would Give Largest Meas
ure of Home Rule Possible
Under Circumstances.
LONDON, May 18. The British
prime minister today sent a letter to
John Redmond, leader of the Irish
nationalist party, outlining the gov
ernment's project for the settlement
of the Irish home rule question. He
asked Mr. Redmond to state his views
on the government's suggestions In
order that the government may be
able to consider the matter before
Monday. -
The government, the letter set
forth, has been desirous of effecting
an immediate settlement Which will
concede the largest possible measure
of home rule that can be secured bv
agreement at this moment without
prejudice to the undertaking by par
liament or a runner ana final settles
ment of the most disputed questions
after the war. The -government's
proposals provide for the Introduc
tion of a bill for the immediate ap
plication of the home rule act to Ire.
land, but excluding the six counties
of northeast Ulster, such exclusion to
be subject to reconsideration by par
liament at the end of five years; a
council of Ireland, to be composed' of
two delegations representing the ex
cluded areas as well as the new Irish
parliament; consideration of the bill
after its second reading by a special
conference under the chairmanship
of tome one commanding . general
confidence.
As am alternative, it is suggested by
the premier that a convention of
Irishmen of alt parties be assembled
for the purpose of arranging a scheme
.rish self-government.
The Southern railway's Intention
announced yesterday, to begin at an
early date the building of Increased
terminal rwliltles hero will make
none of Its recently acquired property
uvauame ror a training ramp site.
oinniiMloner of 1'ubllc Works J
(1. Stikeleuther, Major Francis J
Clemenger and N. Huckner. secretary
of the board of trade, are now In
Charleston In consultation with Major
uene rai leonard Wood as to the loca
tlon at Blltmore of one of the slxteeu
federal training ramps to be estab
lished in the south Immediately.
The Southern railway recently
bought from Mrs. Kdlth Vanderbllt,
Mrs. Alice Connally and the Mont
gomery estate, more than 100 acres
of land between the Ashevllle and
Blltmore stations. It Is said the con
sideration for these lands was the
highest by far ever known In the
south, for property acquired for
similar purpose. It was desired to
use a part of this area for the camp
it la now believed the government In
tends to establish hore. This will be
now Impossible, for the railway com
pany will begin the work of enlarging
Its terminals very soon certainly
during this summer- An official an
nouncement to the effect that the
terminal property was not available
was received In Ashevllle yesterday.
Will Not InUirft-rc.
The expressed Intention of the rail
way company to at once Increase Its
freight terminals here, will not it
may be definitely stated, Interfere
with the location of the training camp
on the Blltmore estate. It Is under
stood that Mrs. Vanderbllt's patriotic
and most generous offer of a site on
the estate remains open, subject to
certain and very easily met conai
tlons. The decision of the gdvern
ment as to. the. eunpe' location., will
be. made known very soon, It is be
lieved.
The tremendous Increase in the
Southern railway's traffio here, and a
confidently expected still greater in
crease when the nation and the gov
ernment begins to call upon the na
tural resources of Western North
Carolina, may be stated as the rea
sons for beginning the work of en
larging the terminal facilities of
Ashevllle. The land purchased bord
ers on the present right of way of
the railway and m tne course or time
the ground will be covered with miles
of new rails.
It Is understood that the practical
impossibility of doubling the track to
Knoxvllle was also an Important fac
tor In the company's decision to spend
approximately $1,000,000 Increasing
Its facilities here. A. plan has been
evolved by the executives of the oom
pany which obviates this tremendous:
undertaking of double hasting one I
which would rail for the exercise of
engineering skill of the very highest
order and the expenditure of many
millions of dollars. In tbls plan the
great freight yards soon to be built
between Ashevllle and Blltmore play
an Important part and will enable the
Houthern to handle Its enormously In
creased west-bound traffio to ad van
tage.
Isuvrr Frehrht Depot.
The present freight depot will be
Increased In slse to proportions quite
adequate to meet new conditions ai
rradv here. A part of Depot street
will be moved and will be re-located
Involving the moving, also, of the
present street car tracks tn the street.
The railway company will bear the
entire expense of this, It Is stated
As previously announced, the present
Ashevllle passenger station win re
main quite undisturbed, and eventual
ly there will be elthor a new or a
rreatlv enlarged Daaseruter station at
Blltmore. This, however, will be of
secondary Importance, It Is belelved,
and the energies of the railway com-
Danv for tha Dresent will oe oevoiea
entirely towards preparation for the
eomlns flood or tramc. xne location
of a training camp, here, it Is pointed
out will but add to that traffic prob
lem, and the announcement or united
States Forester Hall, when In Ashe
vllle recently, that the government
would soon be In the market for bil
lions of feet of lumber for the camps
and other purposes, adds still more
to the company's heavy burden of re
sponsibilities. There Is still no definite announce
ment as to the purpose of the corpor
ation for whom the Swannanoa Realty
company has been buying, and secur
ing options on lands above Blltmore.
The lead has not been acquired for
any amusement ev rldBoe develop
ment. However, out toe masters
Indicate another industrial develop
ment for Ashevllle that will rank
among the most Important here or
contemplated. .
A Greater AnhevlIIe.
A well known Ashevllle business
man, present at the ftuard of trade
dinner at the Batter" Park hotel,
Tuesday night referred to the state
ment or E. V: Anthony there made,
that Ashevllle would have 60,000
ponula'icn ' hn nest five yesrs and
that was why he waa Investing heavily
here.
"Mr. Anthony waa quite correct,
and his estimate as to the city's
growth is backed by the careful est!
mates of the Southern Ben Teiepnone
comoany'a exnerta. made a short ttme
ago, and whose findings were covered
in The Cltlaen. -The enormous ex
nendltures Involved in the conwtruo
BAPTISTS GIVEN
Bib SENSnlln
T
MEETING
Delegate Says Convention Is
Handling Vast Funds
' Illegally.
CHARTERED UNDER
LAWS OF GEORGIA
Asserts Baptist Convention
Has No Jurisdiction
Over Boards.
(Continued on Bags Two.)
STARTED IN THE HOUSE
Insurgents Succeed in Rais
ing Percentage on Big
Incomes.
KITCHIN OPPOSED.
WASHINGTON. May it. A vigor
ous movement to Increase the proposed
war revenue bill Income surtaxes an
onther twenty-flve per cent on all
amounts above $40,000 started In the
house today under the leadership of
Renresentatlve Lenroot or Wisconsin.
and Representative Sherley, democrat,
of Kentucky.
Over the determined opposition oi
Democratic Leader Kltchln and Rep
resentatives Fordney, of Michigan,
and Hill of Connecticut republicans,
the Insurgents succeeded in obtaining
in the committee of the whole their
proposed increase from eight to
thirty-three per cent on Incomes be
tween 140,000 and f 40,000 and to
morrow they will resume tneir ngnt
determined to elevate every division
until Incomes above $50,000 would
pay almost sixty per cent.
Should the proposed increase pre
vail there will be an attempt to strike
from the bill tne proposed r reign t,
light and heat taxes and, possibly, the
Increased second-class mall matter
nut. Unofficial estimates are that
the proposed twenty-flve per cent in
crease would net approximately 1100,-
000,000.
Representative Kttcnm assanea an
suggested income tax rate increases
over the committee recommennauon.
He insisted that support or sucn pro
posals came only from inose wno
sought to serve certain Interests and
not to lower taxes generally, -
"I have not heard anyone here ob
ject to the taxes on necessities," he
shouted. "The only taxes it is pro
posed to decrease are those on second-
class - mall matter, automobiles and
other luxuries."
Renresentatlve inroot cnaractensea
the democratic leader's remarks "in
genious" but as falling to get away
from tne tact mat tne general twenty
ELKS ELECT T. J.
GREENSBORO, PRESIDENT
OF STATE CONVEI
Officers Will Be Installed
at Today's Meeting
of Elks.
CUPS PRESENTED.
rt-s-LBTOH, N. C May 16. The
North Carolina convention of Elks
elected T. J. Murphy, Greensboro, as
president. C I Daturhtridge, Rocky
Mount and B. P. Beard. Salisbury, as
vice-presidents, and re-eleoted T. B.
Kehoe, of Newborn, as secretary-treasurer.
Greensboro was! elected unemlmons-
tr for the next convention, in the
bi parade this evening. Newbern won
the silver trophy by Raleigh, for the
best appearance in the line of march.
Newbern also won a cup for the best
musical organisation In line. It was a
arum corps. The cup offered bv New.
bern for the lodge having the larreit
number of men in line went to .Dur
ham, Greensboro, also won a cun on
appearanoe. The officers will b in
stalled tomorrow mornlnir and in.
morrow afternoon the festivitiei will
close with a big barbecue at the state
fair grounds.
The state bulldlnr MHnmMnn
Ing supervision of the expenditure of
the three million dollars that the
state will put m new buildings and
other Improvements for the state In
stitutions the next five years began its
work today and meets again May 11-
i, .cuair, wumingion, and Mr.
Frtvette, of Wilkes, were not there for
ioaay-s meeting, only 1800,000 will
be expended this year and the build
ing commission calls on the various
institutions to submit statements and
drawings of their proposed buildings.
A number of apportionments were
made today. Cullowhee Training
school was allowed $3,000 to brick
veneer the present building and $1.
000 for a refrigeratrtn plant; . the
state sanitarium tor tuberculosis was
allowed $2,600 for a boiler and $1,000
fn. .kwarv mnA ' t m f vm.mm. Th.
five per cent Increase would enable' eastern hospital for insane was allow,
the house to strike out the freight, ed 111.(44 for water works and ether
Ufht and heat taxes, , - emprovsments. ' ;
NEW OH LEAN'S, May II. A de
cided sensation was created In the
Southern liuptlsts' convention her
late today, when J. F. Brownlow, a
banker and lay delegate from Colum. '
bla, Tenn, declared on tha floor that
high legal authority, which he had
consulted, had held that the conven
tion, together with its various boards,
which handle several million dollars
annually, were operating Illegally and
that under the laws the oonveotion
had no legal jurisdiction over Its af
filiated boards. Mr. Brewnlow's as-'
sertions were made during discus-
Ion of a motion to adopt the report of
the committee on consolidation ot tho ,
home and foreign mission boards and
the Sunday school board of tha de
nomination, a proposition which has
been the subject of controversy in
conventions for several i"lri t
Revise Suggestion V
The committee on consolidation .of i
the three boards 'revised the sura-ee- .
tlons contained In the majority and
minority reports previously published -la
the denominational Journals.;' The
majority prior to the convention had
recommended the appointment of an "
executive committee to direct and co
ordinate an the work -of the three r
boards and supervise appeals and
campaigns for funds. wllM head.
quarters la Nashville. Toe minority -favored
tabling the whole ouestlon.
In the revised report submitted to
the convention today, which was a
compromise between the two ele
ments in the committee, It was rec-'
ommended that the three boards re-
main separate as at present, and that
an exeoutlve committee of seven be
elected annually to have oversight of
the arrangements for the "convention
and act for the convention i in the
interim of its meetings on necessary
matters. It further recommended
that the committee "also be empower
ed to act In an advisory way on all
questions submitted to it on matters
arising between the three boards and
the state boards, but only on request
of one or more ot the boards con
cerned." ; s -' . . . ; i . ,
Moved and Seconded. ' 1
A motion to adopt this report eras
made and seconded when Mr. Brown
low took the floon He stated that he
had consulted eminent lawyers re-
. (Continued on Page Four.)
E
ARMY BILL IS ADOPTED
Provides Increased Pay for
SoldiersSenate May Act
Today. :-.;'':' .- -:
WASHINGTON. Mar The
ference report on the war army bill
was adopted by the house without a
record vote late today, after Repre
sentative "Dent had announced that
the senate conferees had asreed tn
the house provision Increasing the
pay of enlisted men. Final action
must be taken by the -senate.
The section resardlna nay as
agreed to by the conferees provide
that all officers and enlisted men of
the forces to be raised by conscrip
tion snau nave tne same pay, allow
ances and pensions as , the regulnp
army and makes these Increases )n
the pay of enlisted regular These
receiving $16 to $31 per month, an
Increase of $15 per month: those re
ceiving $24, an increase ot $12; those
receiving $30, $39 or $40, an increase
of 1 8, and those receiving $45 ot
more, an increase of $S. .
The senate is expected to accent
the conference report tomorrow or
Friday, and then it will go to the
president. '"-.
THE ASHEVILLE CI1IZEN
Circulation Yesterday
City . . ry 4,(45
Suburban ... t.: 4,541 ,
Country . .. ... 1,742 :
Net paid. .10,923!
Service , . x . 242
Unpaid .v . ... ; 175 '
Total I v 11,345